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Election too close to call

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
With Treasurer Chris Bowen's campaign influencing declaration that a re-elected Labor government wouldn't make any significant changes to policy affecting the nation's superannuation savings still being digested by conference delegates, the Financial ...

Super flushed 'down the drain' by illiterate investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

Let the baby kissing pictures begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open substantially higher after sharp rallies on Wall Street following strong economic data from China, Europe and the US. A battery of better-than-expected headlines included data showing strong manufacturing activity ...

The life insurance sustainability challenge

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Australian retail and group insurance markets need a greater focus on risk selection so that insurers can return to sustainable long-term profitability, Alain NA(C)emeh, executive vice president, Australia and Canada at Reinurance Group of America (RGA) ...

Sunsuper CEO steps down

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
Sunsuper chief executive has stepped down from his position after six years of service and following discussions over a period of time with the Queensland-based super fund. Tony Lally will now pursue a career as non-executive director and Bruce Wilson ...

International pension funds battle for Aussie infra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
South Korean investors are likely to pour $1 billion of direct investment into Australian property and infrastructure, according to The Trust Company. The money will largely come from South Korea's National Pension Scheme, the fourth largest pension ...

Senior CBA exec puts blame on the bank for Storm disaster

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
Senior Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive Ian Bailey declared that the bank's retail division had a role in the collapse of Storm Capital in January 2009. A document detailing an examination to Bailey by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Perpetual encourages women writers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
Perpetual has awarded Australian women writers through the Kibble Awards, an initiative managed by its charitable trust that consolidates its position after 20 years in the philanthropy space. Perpetual Philanthropic Services recently announced that ...

ASFA calls for clarity on Labor's super law freeze

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has called on the government to clarify whether the announced but yet-to-be-legislated superannuation reforms will be dropped as part of Labor's promise of a five-year super tax freeze. ASFA chief ...